Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 25, 2023 -- THREE
Fundraiser success
-Continued from PAGE ONE
Lots of goodies at the fundraiser to benefit the Nel-
son and Stutzman families. -Photo by Chris Sykes
Some of the many auction items on display. -Photo
by Chris Sykes
Good News Only by Doris Brosnan
From the Philippines, messages from Rochelle Ruhl
and Alvin Lui paint a picture of missionaries going about
their work on this 35 th anniversary of the Elohim Covenant
Ministry, but also of their enjoying many tourist-oriented
sights and experiences. Especially popular are the local
culinary delights they have been savoring. Rochelle is
the granddaughter of Linda, who was married to Alvin,
and the granddaughter of Susy (McQuarry) Ruhl Reis-
man, who was raised in Heppner. Her mother is Linda’s
daughter Kim Stookey Ruhl.
Another young traveler with Heppner ties, Melina
Ressler recently experienced a 10-day trip in Israel,
compliments of Birthright Israel, which is the “largest
educational tourism organization in the world,” explains
her mother, Kimberly George, of Wilmot, OH. Melina is
the granddaughter of Kit and Shirley George and daugh-
ter of Michael Ressler. When Melina returned home and
then to the University of Missouri, she had a myriad of
experiences to describe to family and friends.
This “Grandma,” “Grammy,” “MeMa” was thrilled to
share two hours with her four grandchildren last Sunday,
excited enough over this first-in-a-long-time-gathering
to agree to dinner at a sushi bar! Of course, the time
was too brief, as the four students had to return to their
preparations for the next day of classes: Carson, a senior
at OSU; Katie a freshman at OSU; Conor a freshman at
Linn Benton; Amy a junior at West Salem High. Their
evening in Corvallis ended a stay in Salem with daughter
Darci’s family.
Two calendar events: the start of the Lunar Year and
the start of Income Tax Time!
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Neighborhood Center
had busy December
Competitors--both booted and four-footed--wait
their turns at barrel racing. -Photo by Chris Sykes
Volunteers feed a hungry crowd at the soup feed on
Sunday. -Photo by Chris Sykes
told the Gazette that 15.447.
some larger value items are
Third Jessica Lewis on
still open for online bidding Maxi at 15.464.
through Jan. 30 at 2 p.m.
Fourth Savanna Gree-
B o t h f a m i l i e s h a d nup on Blueberry at 15.535.
members in attendance at 2D: First, Shawn Massey
the fundraiser, and one of on JJ at 15.853
the hottest auction items
Second, Jackie Culham
was a special cake baked on Dragon at 15.911
by Kellie Nelson’s son,
Third, Sierra Greenup
Jaxson. He baked the cake on Fancy at 15.935.
in honor of his mother with
Fourth, Taylor Black-
the help of Donna Smith, well on Judge Hope at
and it was an item many 15.941.
wanted to win. The lucky 3D: First, Zaleta Masterson
bidders were Havin and on Jelly Bean at 16.368.
Kellie Gray; Kellie Gray
Second, Taylor Black-
mentioned that Havin plans well on Livewire QT at
to share the cake with Jax- 16.448
son.
Third, Georgia Lieual-
The Morrow County len on Brooks at 16.498.
4-H ambassadors volun-
Fourth, Marni Hamack
teered to sell the raffle tick- on Fireball at 16.510.
ets, as Kellie Nelson was a 4D: First, Shandie Johnson
4-H leader, board member on Drinkin French Gin at
and past member.
16.819.
The top four runners
Second, Jami Erwert on
receiving payouts in each Kansas at 16.859.
category were:
Third, Jordan Dove on
1D: First, Kelsey Monahan Best Tax Advice at 16.986.
on Oakley at 15.289.
Fourth, Taylor Hoff-
Second Elly Barak on man on Horse of the Day
Fancydat Bling Honor at at 17.039.
Ione announces honor
roll students
Ione High School has
announced that the follow-
ing students were named to
the honor roll for the first
semester 2022-23:
4.0 GPA--Caydance
Kreitzer, Bella Bartee,
Novalee Campbell, Isa-
belle Ogden, Olivia Ogden,
Phegley Padberg, Miley
Strzelewicz, Zamira Dot-
son, Henry Giefing, Khira
Kreitzer, Noelia Ramirez,
Brionna Serrano, Brayden
McNeil, Mika Limberg,
Leelynn Vandever, Carson
Eynetich, Madison Orem,
Kalvin Rietmann and Bryce
Rollins.
3.5 - 3.99 GPA—Ari’el
Gray, Gage Heideman,
Ciciley Stefani, Rosa Agu-
ilar, William McElligott,
Hunter Scoggin, Fernando
Serrano, Victoria De La
Torre, Michael McElligott,
Kelly Doherty, John McEl-
ligott, Ethan Ramos Lopez
Luis Ramos Lopez,
Jolene Serrano, Sunem
Calvillo.
Receiving honorable
mention with a 3.0 - 3.49
GPA were Leo Cabrera,
Keltie Rietmann, Julian Ro-
driguez-Sheena, Blake Van-
dever, Koby Baker, Lizzie
Doherty, Carter Eynetich,
Martin Mendoza, Delaney
Stefani, Liam Heideman,
Arionna Looney, Kyle Mc-
Gill, Martin Medina, Co-
rey Rice, Kylee Bethel,
Adam Moore and Fernando
Ramirez.
The Neighborhood
Center reports a busy De-
cember for the small orga-
nization.
Neighborhood Center
Board of Directors Vice
Chair Barb Orwick reported
that in December of 2022,
the Neighborhood Center
distributed 215 food boxes
and delivered 24 meals for
those who are elderly and
homebound, delivered to
six clients every Wednes-
day. Five clients received
emergency electricity fund-
ing and one client receive
water assistance. Two other
clients received wood as-
sistance and one client re-
ceived propane assistance.
The Christmas Giving
Tree assisted 26 local fam-
ilies with gifts purchased by
generous community mem-
bers, churches and Pioneer
Memorial Hospital.
Nineteen families par-
ticipated in the kids’ shop-
ping day in which local
children whose families had
been helped by the center
throughout the year got to
pick out free, brand-new
toys and gifts for their sib-
lings and parent/guardians.
Orwick also reported
that the Bank of Eastern
Oregon, Scatzi’s Mane At-
traction Salon, Wheatland
Insurance and others held
food and winter coat drives
in support of the Neighbor-
hood Center. The Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office do-
nated $400 from their 2023
calendar sales in support of
the many emergency pro-
grams the center provides.
The Neighborhood
Center is also participating
in the 2023 PIT (Point In
Time) Count for Morrow
County. Neighborhood
Center Coordinator Lisa
Patton will be doing the
count for South Morrow
County using the Counting
Us app on Wednesday, Jan.
25. The annual Point in
Time count is an undupli-
cated count of the people
in the community who are
experiencing both sheltered
and unsheltered homeless-
ness.
Orwick concluded by
saying that the center could
always use donations of pa-
per and plastic bags for the
store and food pantry. Also,
donations of various types
of canned soup and pasta
sauces are always needed
for the pantry.
Lions Club offers sight,
hearing assistance
Every year, Oregon
Lions Sight & Hearing
Foundation (OLSHF)
screens, treats and saves the
sight and hearing of more
than 200,000 children and
adults. In Morrow County,
Heppner Lions Club can
assist qualified individuals
with financing vision and
hearing exams, and the
procuring eyeglasses and
hearing aids.
If you or someone you
Correction
Last week’s article in
the Gazette-Times, “Old
Gazette office will be new
center for business and art,”
incorrectly identified part of
the building as being the old
sheriff’s office. The Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office was
never located at that ad-
dress. Rather, that building
housed the Heppner Police
Department. The editor
apologizes for the error.
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know needs vision or hear-
ing assistance, contact Sight
& Hearing Chairman Molly
Rhea for the necessary re-
ferral form. Assistance de-
pends on financial eligibil-
ity and access to insurance.
Applications can be
picked up at the Pioneer
Memorial Home Health &
Hospice agency office, 162
N. Main Street, Heppner, or
call Rhea at 541-399-3420.
Spiritually Speaking
Father Thankachan Joseph
St. Patrick Catholic Church Heppner
Whom
does God love?
This week, we see the values by which a Christian
should live. While these present an enormous challenge,
they offer great rewards in terms of peace, happiness and
integrity. We are invited to be part of this life mission.
The Book of Zephaniah (2:3; 3:12-13) invites us to
seek the Lord “all you humble of the Land, who do his just
commands,” seek righteousness, seek humility. Clearly,
to be in the presence of God, one must humble oneself
and do righteous works. God has invited us to put our
confidence in Him. At times, we try to resist. Many of us
wrongly think we need money, fame and power. Let us not
deceive ourselves but continue to follow the permanent
values that radiate from Jesus Christ. Christ invites every
one of us to live a life our human life with divine values.
In Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (1:26-31) he
reminds us that God delights in the humble of heart. Not
because of our capabilities and abilities are we chosen by
God: “not many of you were wise according to worldly
standards, not many were powerful, not many were noble
at birth” (v.27). God often chooses the lowly and poor
in spirit, so Paul encourages us not to be ashamed of the
Christian community composed of members of little
human wisdom, intelligence, power and material wealth.
The majority of our communities are made up of the poor
of the world.
The portion on the Gospel of Matthew (5:1-12)
commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount is known
as the Beatitudes. Seldom in history have so few words
been spoken with so much meaning. They are powerful,
holding before the world a descriptive picture of the true
disciple of God. The Beatitudes cover the glorious hope
and reward the believer can expect, now as well as in the
next world or eternity.
To be poor in spirit means to acknowledge spiritual
poverty, our utter helplessness before God, our utter lack
in facing life and eternity apart from God. It does not
mean that a man must be financially poor. We are solely
dependent upon God to meet our needs.
To mourn means to empathize with someone with
deep problems and worries. Mourning occurs over the
death of a loved one. I am sure the Heppner community
has recently gone through this feeling of mourning.
Mourning is sorrow—a desperate, helpless sorrow as of
the person who is desperately sorry for his sins. The best
example we see is in the parable of the Pharisee and tax
collector in Luke, who, because of his personal unwor-
thiness, stood at a distance. He would not even look up
to heaven, but beat his breast and said, “God, have mercy
on me, a sinner” (Lk 18:13).
To be meek or gentle means to have a strong but
tender and humble life. It is not being weak, bowing or
spineless. A meek person is always humble, not prideful;
gentle, not easily provoked; forgiving, not revengeful.
Influencing the world today are those who were meek,
humble and loving—Jesus, Mother Theresa, Padre Pio,
Martin Luther King.
To hunger and thirst means to have a starving spirit,
a hunger and starvation of soul. Blessed is the person
who hungers and thirsts to be righteous and to do righ-
teousness.
To be merciful means to have a forgiving spirit and
compassionate heart, showing mercy and benevolence,
forgiving those who are wrong. It is empathy, getting
inside persons and feeling with them. It is the opposite
of being hard, unforgiving and unfeeling. The merciful
person has a heart that cares for all who have need, seen
or unseen.
To be pure means to have a clean heart, unpolluted;
purged, forgiven, to be holy; to have a single purpose:
God’s glory. To be pure in heart is to keep from being
polluted by the world, to wash one’s heart from evil in
order to be saved, to obey the truth through the Holy
Spirit, to seek to be spotless and blameless.
To be a peacemaker means to bring people together,
make peace between men and God, solve disputes, recon-
cile differences, eliminate strife, build right relationships.
Does God call you to be a peacemaker? One needs to
be persecuted for all above mentioned causes, to endure
suffering for Christ; to be verbally abused, mocked, crit-
icized, tortured, ostracized, treated with hostility; to be
martyred for living and speaking for Christ. Peacemakers
belong to Christ, not to the world.
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